The line graph illustrates the number of the Australian workforce as a percentage,divided into five main industries; namely services, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, and mining, from the year 1962 to 2012.
Overall
, the percentage of people who worked in the service sector stood at a little over 50% at the beginning period and gently increased over the period, Linking Words
while
the rest was at a lower than 30% in 1962 and Linking Words
also
steadily fell until the end except the mining sector with almost unchanged.
Particularly in the service industry, Linking Words
It is clear that
the amount of individuals working in Linking Words
this
field shows a steady rise over the whole period, from a little over 50% to just under 80% in the final year.
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On the other hand
, for the industries of manufacturing and agriculture, from 1962 to 2012,the figure that had shown in similarities with a gradual decline, from 25% to 10% in the first group mentioned and from a little over 10% to just under 5% in the other. Linking Words
Moreover
, mining almost remains unchanged from the first to the end.Linking Words